First Click: The Kindle Oasis is a cork in a desert of screwcaps

I don’t think I’ll be picking up the new Kindle Oasis, Amazon’s latest top-end e-reader; upgrading to my beloved Voyage from a Paperwhite was decadent enough, and the $289.99 price tag on the Oasis is something else entirely. But I do appreciate that it exists. Amazon has made some interesting design decisions with the Oasis, enough to make it a refreshing cork in a desert of screwcap gadgets.

Winemakers agree at this point that you don’t lose anything tangible by using a screwcap. Unlike corks, screwcaps provide a perfect seal, they’re easy to put back on, and there’s no chance of the wine getting spoiled through cork taint. They’re also a lot cheaper to produce. But there’s something about corks that makes winemakers and drinkers...